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G-7 finance ministers make some progress on tax deal, UK says

[LONDON] Finance ministers from the Group of Seven said they made some progress on Wednesday at reaching a joint position on a landmark global corporate tax deal, days before it needs to win over a w...

G-7 finance ministers make some progress on tax deal: UK

G-7 finance ministers make some progress on tax deal: UK

FINANCE ministers from the Group of Seven (G-7) said they made some progress on Wednesday at reaching a joint position on a landmark global corporate tax deal, days before it needs to win over a wider...

The G-7 said in a joint statement that while Israel had the right to defend itself, the G-7 members also underscored the need to protect civilians and to comply with international humanitarian law.

G-7 calls for humanitarian pauses in Gaza, hostages' release

G-7 foreign ministers on Wednesday (Nov 8) called for humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas war to allow in aid and help the release of hostages, and sought a return to a broader peace process.

While the G-7 in recent years has shown unity in sanctioning Russia over its Ukraine war and calling out so-called ‘economic coercion’ from China, they have not moved in lock step over the Israel-Gaza war (top).

G-7's political relevance at stake over Israel-Gaza response

The Group of Seven (G-7) bloc of wealthy democracies risks eroding its relevance as a force to tackle major geopolitical crises over an apparent struggle between its member nations to agree on a firm,...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attending a working session of G-7 leaders via video link from Kyiv as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues.

Zelenskiy wants fighting over by end of this year

LEADERS from the Group of Seven (G-7) nations are discussing the viability of a price cap on Russian oil as talks in the Bavarian Alps again focus on Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy joined the ...

G-7 leaders are considering watering down a pledge to stop financing fossil fuel projects abroad, according to a draft text seen by AFP on Monday.

G-7 could roll back climate pledge over energy crisis: draft text

G-7 LEADERS are considering watering down a pledge to stop financing fossil fuel projects abroad, according to a draft text seen by AFP on Monday, as some countries struggle to replace Russian energy ...

Internally displaced people wait for food aid to be distributed by a charity in Taiz, Yemen, April 8, 2022. The Group of Seven rich democracies will commit up to US$5 billion to improve global food security.

G-7 commits US$5b to tackling global food insecurity: US official

The Group of Seven rich democracies will commit up to US$5 billion to improve global food security, a senior US official said, as the group responds to worries in developing nations about the threat o...

German Chancellor and summit host Olaf Scholz, who spearheaded the proposal, said it would allow countries to accelerate climate action while avoiding competitive disadvantages.

G-7 to launch ‘climate club’ to tackle global warming

G-7 leaders will create a “climate club” by the end of the year to allow willing nations to coordinate and speed up efforts to tackle global warming, they said in a statement Tuesday.

Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations on Tuesday watered down a key pledge on ending fossil fuel financing abroad, as the need to tackle global warming clashed with fears over energy shortages.

G-7 disappoints with fossil fuel 'loophole'

Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations on Tuesday watered down a key pledge on ending fossil fuel financing abroad, as the need to tackle global warming clashed with fears over energy shortages.

More is now needed from the Group of 7 as the second half of 2022 dawns.

G7 needs more momentum and boldness, post-Ukraine  

THIS year’s G7 summit concluded on Tuesday in Germany with few big agreements, and the body badly needs more boldness to tackle the growing range of challenges from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.